Alternative Spring Break 2020 (cancelled)
Spend a week addressing social issues & building community
Location
Off Campus
Date
March 15, 2020 – Mar 20, 2020 (All Day Event)
Description
Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a 6-day immersive experience offered through the Center for Democracy and Civic Life. The program takes place in Baltimore to foster sustainable connections and lay the groundwork for long-term collective civic action. The dates for ASB 2020 are March 15th - 20th.
As an ASB participant, you will develop skills that can help you reflect on experiences; share, solicit, and make use of stories; build community; work in partnerships; and analyze approaches to problem-solving to identify what works, and what else is possible. 100% of the participants in ASB 2019 said they had learned skills they could use in their own communities, including UMBC, and left them confident that they can make a difference.
As an ASB participant, you will develop skills that can help you reflect on experiences; share, solicit, and make use of stories; build community; work in partnerships; and analyze approaches to problem-solving to identify what works, and what else is possible. 100% of the participants in ASB 2019 said they had learned skills they could use in their own communities, including UMBC, and left them confident that they can make a difference.
ASB 2020 group experiences will focus on:
- Nutritional Equity (led by Tristen Griffith and Faith Davis)
- Housing Access and Homefulness (led by Ashley Amundsen and Chandler Jenkins)
- Creative Expression and Community Empowerment (led by Joshua Gray and Hager Younes)
You can find information, including in-depth topic descriptions, and access the application here. The application is due November 25, 2019 by 11:59 p.m.
For more information, contact Pat Michael, Community Civic Engagement Intern, Center for Democracy and Civic Life: pmich1@umbc.edu.
